clowning
道化
解説 Definition
clowning は clown（道化役をする、ふざける）の動名詞・現在分詞で、道化のように振る舞うことを意味します。人を笑わせるためのふざけた行動や、場にそぐわないおどけた態度を指します。
Clowning is playful, exaggerated, or foolish behavior intended to amuse people, or the performance of comic actions like a clown. Depending on the context, it may be entertaining or inappropriately disruptive.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
clowning は原形 clown に -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈklaʊnɪŋ/、clown の二重母音 /aʊ/ を保ちます。clowning around なら「ふざけ回る」、stop clowning なら「ふざけるのをやめる」。職業としての道化芸にも、不適切なおどけにも使えるので、場面と評価を文脈で見分けます。
Build clowning from the base word clown plus -ing, keeping the /aʊ/ sound of clown before /nɪŋ/. Associate it with two frequent settings. In performance, clowning means exaggerated comic behavior used to entertain an audience. In a classroom or rehearsal, “stop clowning” or “clowning around” usually criticizes silly, disruptive behavior. Picture children laughing at a performer, then a teacher asking students to become serious. This contrast helps you remember that the same word can describe skilled comic performance or unwelcome fooling around, depending on the situation.
例文
His clowning made the children laugh.
彼の道化のような振る舞いに子どもたちは笑いました。
The teacher asked the students to stop clowning in class.
先生は生徒たちに授業中の道化じみたふざけをやめるよう言いました。
There was too much clowning during the rehearsal.
リハーサル中は道化のようなふざけた振る舞いが多すぎました。
clowning の類義語・関連語
clowning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
clown（道化師）に動名詞接尾辞-ingが付いた語。clownの語源は不確定だが、北欧語のklunni（不器用な人）に由来する説が有力。関連語: clown, clownish。もとは「田舎者・粗野な人」を指し、やがて劇場の滑稽役を経て「ふざけた振る舞い」全般を意味するようになった。
Clowning is formed from clown and the suffix -ing. Clown first referred to a rustic or socially unsophisticated person and later developed the theatrical sense of a comic performer. Its deeper origin is uncertain, though it has often been compared with northern European words for a clumsy person. From the verb clown, meaning to act like a clown or behave foolishly, English regularly formed clowning.
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